公开(公告)号：MY134293A

公开(公告)日：2007-12-31

申请号：MYPI20014059

申请日：2001-08-29

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HANLEY MICHAEL FRANCIS ,  JOHNSON GLEN WALDEN ,  MALAGRINO GERALD DANIEL JR

IPC: G02B6/24 ,  G02B6/42

Abstract: A COUPLING ARRANGEMENT INCLUDES A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER. A CARRIER (22) HAS THE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER AFFIXED THERETO. AN OPTICAL COUPLER (26) IS COUPLED TO THE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER, AND HAS A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL FIBERS (38) WHICH RECEIVE LIGHT EMITTED FROM THE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER. THE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER IS SEPARATED FROM THE OPTICAL COUPLER BY A GAP (30) AND IS FREE OF DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE OPTICAL COUPLER. THE GAP IS LESS THAN ABOUT 50 MICRONS, AND IS GREATER THAN ZERO MICRONS. A CURABLE ADHESIVE (28) IS DISPOSED IN THE GAP FOR COUPLING THE VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER TO THE OPTICAL COUPLER. THE ADHESIVE HAS A VISCOSITY THAT DEFINES A SIZE OF THE GAP.(FIG. 3)